"Flight 309 to Tennessee" is a song written by Ronnie Scott, and made famous by American country music artist Shelly West. It originally charted at #36 in 1974 on the Billboard Easy Listening chart for Vicki Britton, a Dallas-based singer/songwriter on Bell Records.[1] Shelly's cover was released in July 1983 as the second single from the album West by West. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[2]
| "Flight 309 to Tennessee" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Shelly West | ||||
| from the album West by West | ||||
| B-side | "Sexy Song" | |||
| Released | July 2, 1983 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:27 | |||
| Label | Viva | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ronnie Scott | |||
| Producer(s) | Snuff Garrett, Steve Dorff | |||
| Shelly West singles chronology | ||||
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Chart performance
edit| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 4 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 11 |
Other versions
edit- Beverly Bremers released a version of the song as a single in November 1976.[4]
References
edit- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-1993. Record Research. p. 34.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 379.
- ^ "Shelly West Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ Beverly Bremers, "FLight 309 to Tennessee" single release Retrieved August 12, 2016.
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